Webster University Ghana Campus

Webster University Ghana Campus
	Webster University Ghana's current campus located at East Legon
Type	Private, four-year
Established	2013 (11 years ago)
Parent institution	Webster University; St. Louis, Missouri,; United States
President	Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble
Provost	Dr. Julian Z. Schuster
Director	Christa Sanders
Location	Luanda Close, Lagos Avenue, East Legon, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana; 5°38′18″N 0°09′58″W / 5.63835°N 0.16605°W
Colors	Navy, Gold, and White
Nickname	Gorloks
Mascot	Gorlok
Website	webster.edu/ghana

Webster University Ghana Campus is a private university in Accra, Ghana. It is the Ghanaian campus of Webster University, based in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. As a member of the Webster University Network, Webster Ghana students have the option of studying abroad at any of Webster's campuses located in eight countries. Webster has campuses in Austria, China, Vienna, Switzerland, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the USA.

History and parent institution[edit]

Founded in 2013, Webster Ghana is the Webster University's first campus in Africa.

The parent institution, Webster University, operates as an independent, non-denominational university with more than 100 campus locations around the world, including Webster University Thailand, Webster University Vienna, Regent's American College London, Webster University Leiden, Webster University Ghana, Webster University Geneva, and Webster University St. Louis. Webster University offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a wide array of disciplines, including the liberal arts, fine and performing arts, teacher education, business, management and media communications. Not all of these degrees are offered at all campuses^[1]

Academics[edit]

Webster University Ghana Campus is accredited by the U.S. Higher Learning Commission (via the accreditation of Webster University in the state of Missouri)^[2] and by the Ghanaian National Accreditation Board.^[3]

Undergraduate programs[edit]

Webster University Ghana offers undergraduate degrees in:^[4]

BA International Relations
BA Management
BA Media Communications
BS Computer Science
BS Finance
BA Psychology

Graduate programs[edit]

Webster University Ghana graduate programs are:^[5]

MA International Relation
Master of Business Administration.

Global perspective[edit]

Webster Worldwide[edit]

As a member of the Webster University Network, Webster Ghana students have the option of studying abroad at any of Webster's campuses located in eight different countries. Webster has campuses in Austria, China, Vienna, Switzerland, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the USA.^[6]

As one university system, the international connections Webster has worldwide provides an easy path for their students to study abroad. Students who choose to study abroad have the security of all courses transferring, plus the benefit of choosing a flexible length of stay of between eight weeks to over a year within the same university.

International locations[edit]

In addition to Webster Ghana, Webster University maintains 11 campus locations around the world, including:

Bangkok, Thailand - Webster University Thailand
Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand - Webster University Thailand
Chengdu, China - Webster China
Geneva, Switzerland - Webster University Geneva Website [3]
Leiden, Netherlands - Webster Leiden Website [4]
London, England - Webster Graduate School at Regent's College
Shanghai, China - Webster China
Shenzhen, China - Webster China
Vienna, Austria - Webster University Vienna
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Webster University Tashkent. www.webster.uz
Astana, Kazakhstan - Webster University Astana

External links[edit]

webster.edu/ghana, the official website of Webster University Ghana Campus

References[edit]

^ "Webster University Academic Programs". Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^ [1] Higher Learning Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
^ ^{[dead link]} [2]. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ "Programs | Webster University Ghana". www.webster.edu/ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ "Programs | Webster University Ghana". www.webster.edu/ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ "Webster Worldwide". Webster University Vienna.

[1] "Webster University Academic Programs". Retrieved 28 November 2013.

[2] [1] Higher Learning Commission. Retrieved 30 April 2013.

[3] {[dead link]} [2]. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[4] "Programs | Webster University Ghana". www.webster.edu/ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[5] "Programs | Webster University Ghana". www.webster.edu/ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

[6] "Webster Worldwide". Webster University Vienna.

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